Knowledge
Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Definition from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) (O*NET 31.0 (August 2026)).
01.
Jobs that draw on it most
97 jobs- Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators4.6 of 5
- Food Scientists and Technologists4.4 of 5
- Industrial Production Managers4.4 of 5
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4.4 of 5
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders4.3 of 5
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers4.3 of 5
- Mechanical Engineers4.3 of 5
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4.3 of 5
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders4.3 of 5
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks4.3 of 5
- Industrial Engineers4.3 of 5
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers4.3 of 5
- Team Assemblers4.3 of 5
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers4.3 of 5
- Food Batchmakers4.2 of 5
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders4.2 of 5
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers4.2 of 5
- Materials Engineers4.2 of 5
- Medical Appliance Technicians4.2 of 5
- Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4.2 of 5
- Order Clerks4.2 of 5
- Etchers and Engravers4.2 of 5
- Floral Designers4.1 of 5
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4.1 of 5
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping4.1 of 5
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians4.1 of 5
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators4.0 of 5
- First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators4.0 of 5
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders4.0 of 5
- Chefs and Head Cooks4.0 of 5
- Commercial and Industrial Designers4.0 of 5
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4.0 of 5
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers4.0 of 5
- Postmasters and Mail Superintendents4.0 of 5
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders4.0 of 5
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4.0 of 5
- Model Makers, Wood4.0 of 5
- Packers and Packagers, Hand4.0 of 5
- Chemical Engineers4.0 of 5
- Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders3.9 of 5
…and 57 more jobs.
02.
Programs that lead to those jobs
- Machine Tool Technology/Machinist9 jobs
- Machine Shop Technology/Assistant5 jobs
- Brewing Science4 jobs
- Viticulture and Enology4 jobs
- Zymology/Fermentation Science4 jobs
- Plant Nursery Operations and Management3 jobs
- Engineering/Industrial Management3 jobs
- Packaging Science3 jobs
- Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking3 jobs
- Business/Commerce, General3 jobs
- Business Administration and Management, General3 jobs
- Operations Management and Supervision3 jobs
- Agricultural Business and Management, General2 jobs
- Farm/Farm and Ranch Management2 jobs
- Agricultural Business and Management, Other2 jobs
- Agricultural Production Operations, General2 jobs
- Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production2 jobs
- Aquaculture2 jobs
- Crop Production2 jobs
- Dairy Husbandry and Production2 jobs
- Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management2 jobs
- Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture2 jobs
- Apiculture2 jobs
- Agricultural Production Operations, Other2 jobs
- Agricultural and Food Products Processing2 jobs
- Greenhouse Operations and Management2 jobs
- Animal Sciences, General2 jobs
- Dairy Science2 jobs
- Livestock Management2 jobs
- Poultry Science2 jobs
…and 168 more programs.